Lady Dogs on a roll going into district

Published 2:02 pm, Saturday, March 3, 2012

CANYON — The Plainview Bulldog softball team primed for the start of District 3-4A on Monday with a stellar showing in the Panhandle Showdown this weekend.

The Lady Dogs opened the tournament Thursday by beating West Texas High 20-4 and Bushland 6-1. They came back on Friday and beat Borger 8-5 before demolishing El Paso Ysleta 16-0. On Saturday, Plainview edged Amarillo High 11-10 prior to a scheduled game against Lubbock High at 5:10 p.m.

Against Borger, Averee DeLuna went 3-for-3 with four RBIs, Aubrey Enriquez went 3-for-4 with three 3 RBIs and Alyssa Garcia homered.

Against Ysleta, the Lady Dogs hammered out 12 hits in just two innings and scored 13 runs in the second. Enriquez doubled and had a grand slam for her five RBIs. Thyme Martinez allowed no hits and struck out four in three innings.

On Saturday against Amarillo High, Plainview saw the Lady Sandies score eight runs in the fifth and sixth innings to tie it at 10.

After Kelsey Mora opened the bottom of the sixth with a double before being thrown out at home on a fielder’s choice, Olivia Montano doubled, went to third on a passed ball and scored the winning run on sophomore Kristan Enriquez’s infield bloop single.

DeLuna, Enriquez and Bethany Chavez all homered.

Now 11-6, the Lady Dogs host Canyon at 4:30 p.m. Monday to open district. The game is being played Monday because TAKS testing is Wedneday.

“Canyon has their up and downs, just like we do,” Plainview coach Johnny Hill said. “If we play like we’re capable of playing and keep hitting the ball and keep playing god defense, we’ll be all right.”